| Show 1 V hose ost befth hV V 1 1146 ve spirit aini 1 in intel in god is is a spirit and his h is officers are ar e i achy spiritual beings their organ organization anali a legy isow i form of government we shall call to S sm an a ism all that we know is the order I 1 i Ji lefly fly adopted for the salvation of mortal J earth rah and tradition left us the names r ot of a A 4 these ese 0 archangels thrones colo log prot estates virtudes virt utes and i t chims these terms have all of then them different t significations they signify different office to be executed by these different code of t cers these officers are generally tt divided y 1 into t three hierarchies and each hierarch Y 1 ai subdivided sub divided into three tits again g n companies t ived A the first hierarchy contains of seraphm I 1 4 oe cherul aims and J pit at c the dej den of the word ord seraphim seraphic 1 iff 1 plies fervent love and zeal to t h e h laraga altor god the seraphime serap hims mostly delight goliti to liti tiers at all times in in contemplation olit ot I 1 batt te most high v the cheru bims denotes the fullness of 0 ab aha in aji relo solute knowledge or rather the infusion of of wisdom these chiefly desire to admire th te ills en Is t grace and goodness good nesa of god 1 NO n I 1 the name of thrones displays the gli no eo seat of jehovah and they mostly praise ahli equity and justice U bodon the second termon or tr act ido if araby are vir virt itea and cotil laking W tates n ai on ere the dominations are those vibo vi ho have th anth n abl calling and disposition of the offices of 0 alq il ra tte te v gels aj a it the vir virt atea tates are those that have to ere CM rt m to a c cute tine tile high and holy will of god V eie len in the pot potentates potest estates atea are those that are callej oa 01 to their assistance and potently to etli them 6 stand all opposing powers ac I 1 I 1 d amp gi the I 1 lie third mcder of hierarchy are the efin m bean ien c pates archangels and angels tt fc te t u a the pates have charge over the prin borz b wr a r ces presidents and kings ac of this aorl yorlli 1 I the a to curb or to enlarge their powers ass an aa nent lot giors and they are those that work mir 1 1111 ivill the archangels are the ap isy declare great matters to good men and an in 11 gels i the angels angela are those who have haie mostly I 1 to I 1 ho g do with men inen on earth to be attendants atten danti on in f fief aca t do I 1 them hein to guide to govern and to offid dk ap pp fa w ill them tie J I 1 now it is plain that the first and clil F sy S NY y 1 hierarchy has reference to the contemplo con tort bart tion of gods divine attributes and provo provi dlee al I 1 of tl dence and prescribing what should be done 11 by others I 1 wv the office of the second aa as archy is is to disperse gods goda concurring tee ence and will unto the guidance 0 of f the world ind and sometimes to perform great and mighty 1 at a actions ae I 1 11 tte lit the third descends to have care can 11 1 of things below to assist good men and tot to fo withstand those who ha ahall oppose the rule rul pa wa ot f divine laws and make their actions sit sui ta servient to gods will now these nine companies or quorum W may be arranged and concatenated in the following manner first because love agrees agrees most with di sn m vine nature and has influence with and birtt birth tr from god himself himsl fj therefore the first fial place a is is assigned to the seraphime serap hims secondly because from love all knoer ledge doth arise for no one can be account t e edwige d wise who does not love god then the second place is 13 given to the cheru bims thirdly because from love and i nothing can proceed but what is is good and just so the third place is is assigned to tte j tes so the seraphime serap hims incline to loie 1011 11 cheru bims to wisdom and to judg t ment t fourthly as to judgment all dominion domin 1 t t must submit the foitle place is therefore gi 1 en to the dominations fifthly as to dominion there must be I 1 I 1 force or virtue to maintain that dimidi do miDi I 1 then the virtudes virt utes have theli the fifth fth place assigned a in to them sixthly and because this virtue cannot long exist without a power strong elou enough to resist the molestation of all powers thakill that tha till will attempt to trouble this dominion or virtue 1 so BO the potentates pot estates s has the sixth place asig 1 e ed d them and thus the dominations virtu tet 11 1 and pot potentates potest estates atea compose the second hierarchy I 1 I 1 9 I 1 seventhly further since nothing prevails t from power or might where there is no light S S or instructions proceeding and so s 0 ka action can proceed and be comma fo anstr U int a first by action two ways a a in lic adin 0 the next place is given to the princia ill del el rek 1 tales itly bay the second way byword by word or reve 1 44 so no that the archangels have the eight them place and lastly come the angels industry extend to creatures even to r huge below so that the whole display ends bior things this ends the organization slid economy conomy of the most blessed hier h II 11 11 schy ircia the third or hierarchy edh t it i t angels archangels archange la and pates are 4 and directly concerned with men on 4 hifle hiebl ua 1 jtb grabl we shall more amply discourse of officers and their offices in our next ga aliese kese ate S 3 your most obliging servant tp ELGIN |
